Traffic citations & Ordinance violations 3-3-20 – Chad L. Dean – Driving 15-20 mph above limit. 3-3-20 – Arely Hernandez – Driving 21-25 mph above limit. 3-3-20 – Robert J. Colgan – Not driving on the right side of the road. 3-3-20 – Robert J. Colgan – Registration light. 3-3-20 – Robert J. Colgan – Operating an uninsured motor vehicle. 3-4-20 – Tylina J. Durm – Registration expiration. 3-4-20 – Lacey R. Englebrecht – Operating an uninsured motor vehicle. 3-6-20 – Benjamin C. Parshall – Driving 15-20 mph above the limit. 3-6-20 – Benjamin C. Parshall – Operating an uninsured…

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Princeville man dies in plane crash LINCOLN – Princeville native Mitchell Janssen, 22, was one of three people killed Tuesday morning when a four-seat Cessna 172 airplane crashed along Interstate 55 near Lincoln. Illinois State Police would not identify those killed in the crash until Wednesday. But numerous sources in Princeville, including family members, confirmed that one of the victims in the plane crash was Janssen, a 2015 Princeville High School graduate and a 2019 Bradley University graduate. While still a…

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Board of Education of Stark County Unit School District #100 in the Counties of Stark, Henry, Knox, Marshall & Peoria, State of Illinois, that a public hearing on implementing E-Learning days will be held at 6:45 p.m. on the 23rd day of March 2020, at the Stark County High School, 418 S Franklin St, Toulon, IL 61483 DATED this 11th day of March, 2020. Dr. Nick Sutton Superintendent

By JEFF LAMPE and COLLIN FAIRFIELDFor The Weekly Post PRINCEVILLE – For much of Saturday afternoon, people dressed in red and white or maroon and white streamed into the new Princeville gymnasium. To an outsider, it could have looked like they were arriving for a basketball game. Unfortunately, this gathering was much more somber. Members of the Princeville and Bradley University communities were showing up to pay their respects to the late Mitchell Janssen, 22, who died with two others in a plane crash on March 4 in Logan County. A standout three-sport athlete at Princeville High School and an all-Missouri Valley Conference…

By BILL KNIGHTFor The Weekly Post WILLIAMSFIELD – The Village Board at its March 2 meeting heard Village President Matt Tonkin summarize a Feb. 29 meeting with the Elmwood Community Foundation, plus representatives from the YMCA and Graham Hospitals, regarding potential developments in Elmwood that could service a wider community with health and wellness programs. “It is the hope of representatives from both Williamsfield and Elmwood that the ECF plans can help lift up all of the rural communities within a short driving distance of Elmwood by having accessible health and well-being facilities,” Tonkin told The Weekly Post. “The ECF and…

Princeville, Elmwood win postseason openers By JEFF LAMPE Weekly Post Staff Writer PRINCEVILLE – Seedings held up Monday night in the Princeville Class 1A Regional. But the best performance did not go to the highest seed. While the No. 2 seeded Princes eventually pulled away from Stark County in their openinground win, No. 6 Elmwood blasted a Brimfield team it had lost to in the regular season. Brimfield Coach Scott Carlson twice mentioned “vengeance” in the aftermatch of his team’s lopsided 63-35 loss to the Trojans (23-6). More than just vengeful, though, Elmwood looked much improved from the team that…

Bark of hickory trees can be used in tasty syrup By GRETCHEN STEELE For The Weekly Post When you think about using hickory in the kitchen most folks will think of hickory smoked something – a few will think of using the sweet little nut meats, but it’s unlikely that many will think of syrup. Yes, shagbark hickory bark syrup – an easy-to-make syrup that for many is preferred over maple syrup, and is certainly far easier to make. Made from the bark of the decidedly shaggy and messy shagbark hickory (Carya ovata), hickory syrup is so much simpler and…

By Jeff Lampe A promising season of boys basketball for the Lincoln Trail Conference wound up short of regional glory last week. After seeing league leaders Annawan and Kewanee Wethersfield eliminated in the quarterfinals, two of the LTC’s upper echelon this year reached semifinal games : Princeville and Monmouth United. And both were eliminated last week before reaching the finals. United fell to Abingdon-Avon on Feb. 26 in the Class 1A Galva Regional, 46-37. Peoria Quest wound up winning the Galva plaque with a 57-43 victory over A-Town. And at Princeville, the Princes (28-5) had to face the unenviable task…

Traffic citations & Ordinance violations 2-24-20 – Caleb J. Kelly – Operating an uninsured motor vehicle. 2-24-20 – David A. Smith, Jr. – Operating an uninsured motor vehicle. 2-25-20 – Edward B. Eccles – Driving 15-20 mph above limit. 2-25-20 – Edward B. Eccles – Operating an uninsured motor vehicle. 2-25-20 – Edward B. Eccles – Unlawful possession of cannabis. 2-26-20 – Samuel E. Fritz – Improper U-turn/curve. 2-25-20 – Chase A. Harding – Driving 21-25 mph above limit. 2-27-20 – Megan M. Brummel – Driving 15-20 mph above limit. 2-27-20 – Kylee G. Davis – Driving 11-14 mph above…

By JOHN A. BALLENTINEFor The Weekly Post ELMWOOD – In an abbreviated 14-minute session, the Elmwood City Council met Tuesday, Feb. 18 and discussed two agenda items. The council agreed to ban parking on South Lilac Street during the Illinois Department of Transportation [IDOT] construction project. Also, a new employee was hired for the water and street department. Parking on South Lilac Street will be prohibited from approximately May until late Fall while IDOT constructs a new Route 78 bridge west of Elmwood. South Lilac Street has been designated for the detour route while the construction continues. “We should look…